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Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

2 stars
65 East Harrison, Chicago, IL 60605
Hotel Overview
Reviewer score
2.9
out of 5
316 reviews
Nice!

The hotel itself, its location, staff, cleanness and facilities are very good. However, its price... See full review

  • Mohammadwisc
  • Dec 22, 2012
Not too bad

My experience was ok. The hotel smelled bad when I walked in the front door. Good thing for them... See full review

  • Ctraveler
  • Oct 2, 2012
Standard hotel near major downtown attractions

Built in 1928 as the Harrison Hotel, this South Loop hotel, now a Travelodge property caters to budget travelers looking for convenient access to Grant Park, Millennium Park and the Loop. Just off the Magnificent Mile, the non-smoking Travelodge Hotel features a business center, two onsite restaurants, double, king and king-suite rooms. Standard amenities include free high-speed Internet, 24-hour guest services and an in-room coffee maker with complimentary coffee.

Highlights
  • Convenient South Loop location just off the Magnificent Mile
  • Budget and kid-friendly lodging--children 16 and under stay free
  • Free high-speed Internet
  • Shuttle service via GO Airport Express (fees apply)
  • Indoor and outdoor parking (fees apply)
Rooms
Carpeted rooms at the Travelodge Hotel sport city views and come in king, king-suite or double layouts. Patterned bedspreads coordinate with drapes, framed prints, wood nightstands and drawers. Free high-speed Internet is available in all rooms.
Features

Travelers can make reservations online at GO Airport Express for limousine or sedan services to and from O'Hare International and Midway Airports. Shuttles and private car transfers are available seven days a week, 365 a year.  For travelers' convenience, gratuity and fuel surcharges are built into the price.

All guests enjoy free high-speed Internet access and a South Loop location just off the Magnificent Mile. Families enjoy value as children 16 and under stay free. The Travelodge also has a business center.

Transportation
  • O'Hare International Airport (18 miles)
  • Midway Airport (11 miles)
  • Closest train stops: Blue Line (LaSalle to O'Hare) and Orange Line (Roosevelt to Midway)
  •  McCormick Place Convention Center (6 minutes)
Attractions
  • Grant Park
  • Millennium Park
  • Art Institute
  • Soldier Field
  • Magnificent Mile
  • Jewelers Row
  • Financial District
  • Loop
Business
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Business center
Policies and fees
  • Guests must be 21 years of age or older to check in
  • Indoor and outdoor parking fees apply

This is not a comprehensive list of fees. Any amounts listed above may not include taxes and are subject to change.

Amenities

  • High-speed internet
  • Smoke-free policy
General
Air conditioned
Smoke-free policy
Elevators
Ice machine
Dining
Restaurant
Coffee maker in room
Vending machines
Services
24 hour front desk
Business center
Guest laundromat
ATM/Cash machine
Security
Wake-up service
FAX
Conference facilities
Internet
High-speed internet
Parking
Parking
Indoor parking
Valet parking
Outdoor parking
RV or truck parking
Accessibility
Accessible parking
Room
Safe
AM/FM alarm clock
Desk with lamp
Microwave
Over sized rooms
TV remote control
Cribs available
Ironing board

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Hotel Map

41.8744 -87.6255
Area description
Business district

Nearby points of interest

  • Auditorium Building: 0.1 mi
  • Harold Washington Library: 0.2 mi
  • Printers Square: 0.2 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.2 mi
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation: 0.3 mi
  • Symphony Center: 0.3 mi
  • Buckingham Fountain: 0.4 mi
  • Art Institute of Chicago: 0.4 mi
  • Chicago Board of Trade: 0.4 mi
  • Bank of America Theatre: 0.5 mi
  • Crown Fountain: 0.5 mi
  • Sears Tower: 0.5 mi
  • State Street: 0.5 mi
  • Shubert Theatre: 0.6 mi
  • Cloud Gate: 0.6 mi
  • Auditorium Building: 0.1 mi
  • Harold Washington Library: 0.2 mi
  • Printers Square: 0.2 mi
  • Grant Park: 0.2 mi
  • Chicago Architecture Foundation: 0.3 mi
  • Symphony Center: 0.3 mi
  • Buckingham Fountain: 0.4 mi
  • Art Institute of Chicago: 0.4 mi
  • Chicago Board of Trade: 0.4 mi
  • Bank of America Theatre: 0.5 mi
  • Crown Fountain: 0.5 mi
  • Sears Tower: 0.5 mi
  • State Street: 0.5 mi
  • Shubert Theatre: 0.6 mi
  • Cloud Gate: 0.6 mi
  • Pritzker Pavilion: 0.6 mi
  • Marshall Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Chicago Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
  • Yacht Club: 0.7 mi
  • Harris Theater: 0.7 mi
  • City Hall: 0.7 mi
  • Field Museum of Natural History: 0.7 mi
  • Oriental Theatre: 0.7 mi
  • Cadillac Palace Theatre: 0.7 mi
  • Goodman Theatre: 0.8 mi
  • Chicago Theater: 0.8 mi
  • Shedd Aquarium: 0.8 mi
  • Chicago Mercantile Exchange: 0.8 mi
  • Prudential Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Carson Pirie Scott: 0.8 mi
  • Harold Washington College: 0.8 mi
  • Union Station: 0.8 mi
  • Opera House: 0.8 mi
  • Soldier Field: 0.9 mi
  • Marina City: 1 mi
  • Museum of Broadcast Communications: 1 mi
  • Merchandise Mart: 1.1 mi
  • Wrigley Building: 1.1 mi
  • Adler Planetarium: 1.1 mi
  • Tribune Tower: 1.1 mi
  • Hull House Museum: 1.1 mi
  • North Michigan Avenue: 1.2 mi
  • Michigan Avenue South: 1.3 mi
  • Chicago - Mag Mile - Wacker Dr: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Point Tower: 1.4 mi

Hotel Policies

Check-in:
03:00 PM
Check-out:
11:00 AM

Terms and conditions

Rates quoted in currencies other than the hotel's base currency are subject to the rate of the international exchange. Rate may change throughout stay. Rate may reflect average nightly rate. Extra charges may apply. Incidental charges, such as room service, are not included in the rate.

The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at the hotel, but within a reasonable distance, and additional charges may apply for use.

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Guest Reviews (316)

Ratings and reviews for Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Overall score

2.9 / 5
316 out of 316
Amenities:
2.6
Room cleanliness:
3.3
Hotel staff:
3.6
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4.3
Value:
3.5

65% would recommend to a friend.

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Reviewer score

4
Stlrfan
lake havasu city, az
Sep 5, 2011

Would do it again--

Everything was just fine for what I needed, I was not in the room much, was out & about. The staff was very helpful.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
5
Value:
4
Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

2
Anonymous
Business
Tulsa, OK, USA
Aug 29, 2011

Convenient & Great location

If you are a single traveler and plan to spend most of time outside, good place. Great location, close to all attraction in Chicago downtown

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
2
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
1
Location:
4
Value:
4
Trip purpose:

Business

Money-saving tip: Short walk from hotel

Cheap and convenient.

Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

2
Daddy Rabitt
SC
Aug 29, 2011

needs updating

The property was run down and the Thai restraunt created the atrmosphere. It was in a convenient location however.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
2
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
3
Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

2
stacey1979
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Aug 26, 2011

summer getaway sightseeing

The room was very clean and very small however we were so busy it was perfect for a place to rest our heads. Staff was kind. For the price the location was awesome. Centralized to most attractions. Would stay again and recommend it.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
3
Location:
4
Value:
5
Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

1
RamsFanJohn
st louis
Aug 23, 2011

Travelodge Downtown Chicago

Typical older downtown Chicago hotel but totally without any charm. The WiFi was one of those barely-functional-so-we-can-say-we-have-wifi WiFis. There was an odor of urine when I checked in but I was tired and just wanted to rest so let it go. Told maids about it later and they made some effort but to little avail. Bottom line its only slightly better then the truly awful Howard Johnson on LaSalle.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
2
Location:
4
Value:
1
Nightlife tip: Short walk from hotel

Muddy Waters Blues bar around corner.

Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

2
jdoahre
Business
Northern California
Aug 23, 2011

Don't Expect Much

Was upgraded to a King room...unfortunately it was by the elevator (noisy), faced the train line (noisy), in window air conditioner struggled to barely cool room and multiple times my room key wouldn't work. Staff was friendly and did what they could.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
3
Room comfort:
1
Location:
3
Value:
2
Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

2
PL8675
Business
Monticello, IL
Aug 20, 2011

PLreview

Extremely overpriced for the amenities available & comfort of room. Nice that it was downtown & close to my work, but not nearly the value for the cost.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
4
Room comfort:
2
Location:
4
Value:
1
Trip purpose:

Business

Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

1
Anonymous
Lowell, MA, USA
Aug 18, 2011

The room smell really bad. No seating chair. Poor hot water pressure. No hair dryer.

Hotel has no clothe iron, no hair dryer. I have to go buy hair a dryer because I was assuming that every hotels has all these equipments. There's a clog in the tub. The bathroom is small but it needs interior decorating to make us feel relaxing and soothing that is the whole point of coming to stay at the hotel. The TV is old fashion. For that kind of money they should make us feel like this "It is worthed for that kind of price". People are not friendly at all. Very stiff, serious looking and the door man are creepy. Never smile even though I try to break the ice. Overall people have different kind of personality. Who am to judge.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
1
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel staff:
2
Room comfort:
2
Location:
4
Value:
1
Entertainment tip: Short walk from hotel

It is closer to field Field Museum, Willis Tower, Buckingham Fountain, a little further to Navy Pier. But it is further from shopping area. Overall is a walkable distances. I would recommended to a friend if they clean it up a little better as I have mention in the above.

Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

4
JVRR
Girard, OH, USA
Aug 16, 2011

Great time spent with family

Spent time with family and did all the downtown attractions! Travel Lodge was a great value with in walking distance to all the places we wanted to see!

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
4
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
4
Location:
5
Value:
5
Review of Travelodge Hotel Downtown Chicago

Reviewer score

3
Kristin Lolla
New York, New York
Aug 10, 2011

Decent

My boyfriend and myself visited for a few days to attend Lollapalooza. The location of the hotel is a half a block from Grant Park in the heart of downtown Chicago. You couldn't get any better, location wise. Great yummy food all around as well. As for the hotel itself, it was ok. Nothing special. Friendly staff, always willing to go the extra mile. Which kind of makes you forget the hotel wasn't all that great. The bummer side of the place, no Continental Breakfast and the elevators were use less. I don't know if that was because we went during a really busy time or not. But we were staying the 6th floor and always took the stairs. It wasn't worth waiting for the elevator. Overall, the staying there was a decent experience. It was a place to lay our heads after a long day. I would go back.

Hotel features (5 = best, 1 = worst):
Amenities:
2
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel staff:
5
Room comfort:
3
Location:
5
Value:
3
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